Case Studies

Case Studies

Ogle Models and Prototypes has built up a strong client base in the automotive and consumer products sectors. The company is now applying its model making expertise to the architectural field to great effect.

Recording and retaining creative integrity through to the build, while optimising the design around multiple analysis criteria, has become possible for SOM architects since the introduction of Gehry Technologies

Fluid Engineering Limited produces highly developed structural designs by applying advanced 3D analysis software and a great deal of experience. The way software is integrated into the practice is key to the company

Moving on from using AutoCAD as an electronic drawing board, Stride Treglown has now embraced 3D and is already looking to a future where all project disciplines produce models in Revit from start to finish. By Richard Mitchell.

For the design of its latest waterfront hotel in Boston, Marriot International turned to Building Information Modelling (BIM) to help the steel fabrication, building services and architectural design teams solve potential interferences before and during the construction phase.

Rosser Morris, a small Bedfordshire-based practice, has found Architectural Desktop to be the perfect tool for designing and preparing plans and particulars for local authority Planning and Building Regulation approval.

Autodesk has recently introduced dedicated versions of Revit for Structural and Building Services engineering to sit alongside the core building design tool. Paul Woddy, CADline, discusses how Revit is maturing into a multi-disciplinary AEC design tool.

As part of the refurbishment of Sheffield City Hall, one of Sheffield's key multi-use venues, international consulting firm Arup was brought on board to introduce a new full fresh-air displacement ventilation system to the 2,300-seat Oval Hall.

To help transform a 200 year-old gun tower into a weekend retreat, Piercy Conner architects and Price & Myers 3D Engineering used SolidWorks to ensure that the complex roof structure would satisfy the planning department and be built within budget.

Strand7 has supported Arup Australia in the design of the ‘Water Cube’, the Beijing Olympics National Swimming Centre. The revolutionary structure plays on the geometry of water bubbles, and will be the largest swimming complex ever built.

A London school was recently transformed, with the central courtyard redeveloped and covered it so it could be used throughout the year. The ambitious design required the expertise of structural design consultants, Michael Hadi Associates, using Robot Millennium structural analysis software from ISS.

Visualisation One is one of the UK’s leading 3D architectural illustration and multimedia companies. Skilstream’s John Marchant talked to company Director, Vince Flynn, about the importance of visualisation in today’s construction market and the technology behind it.